BMT Nigel Gee to design LNG fueled Doeksen duo
AUGUST 3, 2016 — Triyards subsidiary Strategic Marine has chosen Southampton, U.K., based BMT Nigel Gee to design the two 70 m LNG-fueled RoPax ferries that its Vung Tau, Vietnam, shipyard is
LNG as a marine fuel
First LNG-fueled 50,000 dwt bulker will have ME-GI engine
JULY 13, 2016 — The 50,000 dwt LNG fueled bunker recently ordered at shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (see earlier story) by Korean shipowner Ishin will be powered by an MAN B&W 6G50ME-C9.5-GI
New coalition will promote LNG as a marine fuel
JULY 13, 2016 — Wärtsilä and other leading marine industry players have formed a coalition, known as SEA/LNG, to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel.
Hyundai MIPO to build world’s largest LNG fueled bulker
JULY 8, 2016 — Korean steel giant POSCO is teaming with shipbuilder Hyundai MIPO Dockyard to build what will be the world’s largest LNG-fueled bulk carrier thus far. The 50,000 dwt ship
MTU marine gas engine completes 3,000 hours testing
JULY 7, 2016 —Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG reports that the new MTU marine gas engine has successfully completed 3,000 hours on the test bed and is on track to go into series
Keppel and Shell form LNG bunkering JV
JULY 7, 2016 — In a stock exchange announcement today, Keppel Corporation Limited reported that KS Investments Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, has entered into a
VIDEO: WinGD low pressure DF two-stroke passes milestone
JUNE 23, 2016 —The first dual-fuel two-stroke engine using the low-pressure X-DF gas admission technology developed by Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has passed the final milestone in its passage from a
USCG creates job aid for LNG fuel system inspections
JUNE 17, 2016 — The U.S. Coast Guard has created a Domestic Vessel LNG Fuel System Inspection Job Aid. Prepared by the Liquefied Gas Carrier (LGC) National Center of Expertise (NCOE), the
DNV GL to class Stena gas ready RoPax ferries
JUNE 7, 2016 — DNV GL reports that it has signed a contract to provide classification services for Stena Line’s new gas-ready RoPax ferries, recently ordered at AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China
LNG fueled cruise ferry carries its four millionth passenger
MAY 17, 2016 — The world’s first large passenger ship to be LNG fueled, the Viking Line cruise ferry M/S Viking Grace, marked a major milestone on its evening departure last Friday